She waved her hand to me as the lift shot down, and I turned away....
At exactly half-past one I went down to the cafe for lunch.

The room was fairly full, but almost the first person I saw was Louis, suave and courteous, conducting a party of guests to their places.

I took my seat at my accustomed table, and watched him for a few moments as he moved about.

What a waiter he must have been, I thought! His movements were swift and noiseless.

His eyes seemed like points of electricity, alive to the smallest fault on the part of his subordinates, the slightest frown on the faces of his patrons.